The March book discussion and activites has been CANCELED.The book selection for March is The Floor of the Sky by Pamela Carter Joern.
"In the Nebraska Sandhills, nothing is more sacred than the bond of family and land, and nothing is more capable of causing deep wounds. In Pamela Carter Joern's riveting novel The Floor of the Sky, Toby Jenkins, an aging widow, is on the verge of losing her family's ranch when her granddaughter Lila, a city girl, sixteen and pregnant, shows up for the summer. While facing painful decisions about her future, Lila uncovers festering secrets about her grandmother's past, discoveries that spur Toby to reconsider the ambiguous ties she holds to her embittered sister Gertie, her loyal ranch hand George, her not-so-sympathetic daughter Nola Jean, and ultimately, herself. "
The Floor of the Sky was a 2007 Alex Award Winner. This month's book, discussion, and activities are intended for middle and high school teachers.
Please RSVP to Mindy Engler engler_m@ccsdistrict.org by 3:00 PM Friday, March 11 if you are interested in partcipating. Discussions and lesson plans need to be posted by 3:00 PM on Friday, March 18. We will meet to discuss the book on Monday, March 21 from 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM in the Timken Library.
"In the Nebraska Sandhills, nothing is more sacred than the bond of family and land, and nothing is more capable of causing deep wounds. In Pamela Carter Joern's riveting novel The Floor of the Sky, Toby Jenkins, an aging widow, is on the verge of losing her family's ranch when her granddaughter Lila, a city girl, sixteen and pregnant, shows up for the summer. While facing painful decisions about her future, Lila uncovers festering secrets about her grandmother's past, discoveries that spur Toby to reconsider the ambiguous ties she holds to her embittered sister Gertie, her loyal ranch hand George, her not-so-sympathetic daughter Nola Jean, and ultimately, herself. "
The Floor of the Sky was a 2007 Alex Award Winner. This month's book, discussion, and activities are intended for middle and high school teachers.
Please RSVP to Mindy Engler engler_m@ccsdistrict.org by 3:00 PM Friday, March 11 if you are interested in partcipating.
Discussions and lesson plans need to be posted by 3:00 PM on Friday, March 18.
We will meet to discuss the book on Monday, March 21 from 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM in the Timken Library.
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- Save your lesson plan as a word document.
- Name your lesson plan the title of the book - your name (Example: The Floor of the Sky - Mindy)
- Click on Edit This Page - make sure the curser is below "Please add your Lesson Plans here:
- Click the File button on the Edit bar
- Click Upload Files
- Highlight your lesson plan
- Click Open
- Once your document is listed, double click on it. It "should" appear on this page.
- Click "Save" on the upper right hand corner of the Edit bar.
Or you can just email to me :)Please add your Lesson Plans here: